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  • @CaseyJustice
    @CaseyJustice Před 2 lety +497

    “Do people still burglarize…?”
    - The Most Canadian Sentence Ever Spoken

    • @jamescheddar4896
      @jamescheddar4896 Před 11 měsíci +14

      Didn't a couple dudes kick down an old man's door and stab him to death down in lethbridge a few years back

    • @fynnthefox9078
      @fynnthefox9078 Před 10 měsíci +17

      Me, an American: Is that even a question?

    • @SnabbKassa
      @SnabbKassa Před 10 měsíci +5

      I think burglars expect people to be home a lot more now, so I think it's less common. Also consumer goods are cheap, TV's are unwieldy, and cash is rare.

    • @andrewft31
      @andrewft31 Před 9 měsíci +3

      @@SnabbKassatheir is still jewelry and video game systems

    • @szandorkane6372
      @szandorkane6372 Před 8 měsíci

      That would be robbery murder moreso than burglary. @@jamescheddar4896

  • @screviews
    @screviews Před 2 lety +503

    Canadians not recognizing John Candy? WTF?

    • @zammmerjammer
      @zammmerjammer Před 2 lety +76

      Yeah. I think they need to surrender their passports for that one.

    • @charlesgoin9136
      @charlesgoin9136 Před 2 lety +73

      And Catherine O'Hara the mother!

    • @charlesgoin9136
      @charlesgoin9136 Před 2 lety +23

      They both were stars on SCTV I guess before your time.

    • @hamletksquid2702
      @hamletksquid2702 Před 2 lety +12

      @@charlesgoin9136 - Candy probably died before either of our hosts were born. Might as well chaff them for not recognizing Diefenbaker.

    • @netmannetman8124
      @netmannetman8124 Před 2 lety +5

      Think the reason could be that these people are to young to remember John Candy.

  • @NintendoCapriSun
    @NintendoCapriSun Před 2 lety +663

    Definitely don't miss Home Alone 2, it's just as great as the first!

    • @TheShockninja
      @TheShockninja Před 2 lety +32

      More brutal than the first!

    • @chrispittman8854
      @chrispittman8854 Před 2 lety +20

      Not going to spoil... and though 2 is a little "too 2" here and there, it does have THE funniest trap in ALL the movies. Possibly the hardest I've ever laughed in a theater and of course there's Tim Curry as the "Concierge." Actually, I think he's the manager, but the title fits his character. One of his best.

    • @ADifferentVibe
      @ADifferentVibe Před 2 lety +2

      Nope

    • @jeremiebrisebois1649
      @jeremiebrisebois1649 Před 2 lety +22

      two words: Tim Curry

    • @RussVerbofsky
      @RussVerbofsky Před 2 lety +47

      BUT don't go beyond Home Alone 2

  • @mattgarrett2583
    @mattgarrett2583 Před 2 lety +390

    Every child in the 90s loved this film.. A kid protecting his home from the bad guys and outsmarting the grown ups.

    • @hamletksquid2702
      @hamletksquid2702 Před 2 lety +14

      My son was a freckled faced straw-haired four year old when it came out. All the neighborhood kids called him Home Alone for a while, and he would do the shocked hands up to the face thing. He might have been annoyed if it was some other nickname, but calling a four year old the Home Alone kid is a pretty high compliment.

    • @erainmartinez8175
      @erainmartinez8175 Před rokem +1

      The spider is loose way to go Kevin 12:15

    • @erainmartinez8175
      @erainmartinez8175 Před rokem +1

      Poor Kevin when he seen the old man he was too scared to buy that Toothbrush 13:32

    • @Aurochhunter
      @Aurochhunter Před rokem

      Ikr, if only he hadn't been too scared to think of dropping it on a shelf before running out of the store, that would have saved him from inadvertently stealing it

    • @mindlessmeat4055
      @mindlessmeat4055 Před rokem +4

      As a child of the 90's (well late 80's) could agree more.

  • @JoeD0403
    @JoeD0403 Před 2 lety +531

    “That guy in the van” is John Candy (a Canadian), one of the most beloved actors of the 1980s. Uncle Buck (1989) and Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) are other John Hughes movies starring John Candy that are very much worth watching.

    • @marcusthrun3887
      @marcusthrun3887 Před 2 lety +60

      Don´t forget "Cool Runnings". 😂🤣😂

    • @beandean23
      @beandean23 Před 2 lety +37

      Candy and Culkin were in Uncle Buck.
      Which by the way is a movie to watch too.

    • @shawnspencer8766
      @shawnspencer8766 Před 2 lety +19

      @@marcusthrun3887 feel the rhythm, feel the rhyme!

    • @LadyFeline3
      @LadyFeline3 Před 2 lety +13

      @@shawnspencer8766 Get on up, it's bobsled time!

    • @vkdeen7570
      @vkdeen7570 Před 2 lety +8

      @@marcusthrun3887 was just gonna say this... cool runnings what a great movie

  • @turricanedtc3764
    @turricanedtc3764 Před 2 lety +209

    To me, the real shocker here was a pair of Canadians not recognising John Candy. I suspect the Great Celestial Beaver will not be amused until they watch the likes of Uncle Buck and Cool Runnings in very short order!

    • @notmyrealname1730
      @notmyrealname1730 Před 2 lety +8

      To be fair, these two might have been very young - or not yet born - when Candy passed away in 1994 and perhaps their parents didn't introduce them to his works.
      When I look back when I was a kid, I never would have known how funny the comedy greats like Henny Youngman, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Milton Berle, etc had my parents not introduced me to their work.

    • @Voldine2
      @Voldine2 Před 2 lety +2

      The Great Outdoors...

    • @jmacd8817
      @jmacd8817 Před 2 lety +1

      Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    • @catalincrisan160
      @catalincrisan160 Před 2 lety +3

      The real shocker is they haven't seen home alone, terminator 2 or die hard. I for one don't believe it but anyways it's all good.

    • @TwistedSage
      @TwistedSage Před 2 lety +1

      Don't forget Canadian Bacon.

  • @The_RedVIII
    @The_RedVIII Před 2 lety +247

    Fun fact: Fuller, the little one that wets the bed with the big glasses, who drinks Pepsi, is played by none other than real life brother of Macauley Culkin, Kieran Culkin, who also played Wallace, Scott's gay roommate in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. ;)

    • @protovision2010
      @protovision2010 Před 2 lety +15

      Wallace (Kieran) is great in "Scott Pilgrim", steals the scenes :)

    • @BlackFire901
      @BlackFire901 Před 2 lety

      And he was 1 of the killers in Scream 4

    • @dustywaynemusic6297
      @dustywaynemusic6297 Před 2 lety +15

      @@BlackFire901 that was Rory. The youngest brother. Also, nice spoiler alert 🤦‍♂️

    • @arthurd6495
      @arthurd6495 Před 2 lety +10

      Also currently plays Roman on Succession

    • @KlooKloo
      @KlooKloo Před 2 lety

      @@arthurd6495 who is pretty much Fuller

  • @rogeriopenna9014
    @rogeriopenna9014 Před 2 lety +106

    "Do people still burglarize things?"
    Only in Canada someone would ask such a question.

    • @markg1727
      @markg1727 Před rokem

      Not really, that’s peoples initial reaction but burglary isn’t a very common legal charge anymore in the states and the term has fallen out of common parlance.

    • @Hexon66
      @Hexon66 Před rokem +2

      @@markg1727 You understand the question though, right? It's the crime itself, not what's on the desk sergeant's blotter... oh sorry, they don't use blotters anymore, do they? On the computer.

    • @markg1727
      @markg1727 Před rokem +1

      @@Hexon66 My point is it’s much more common than the reactors think even in Canada but since it’s not commonly called burglary anymore people don’t think about it as much because no one hears the term commonly. Einstein

  • @bigredtlc1828
    @bigredtlc1828 Před 2 lety +113

    Most of the John Hughes' movies don't have many sympathetic adults. He really had a way to portray adults from a kid's perspective. George was spot on when he made the comment about Kevin seeing the old guy in the store and realizing he was seeing him from his perspective (not reality). That was John Hughes. The whole setup of Sixteen Candles is a girl's parents forgetting her birthday, much like in this one the parents forgetting Kevin. Hughes was an amazing writer.

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable Před rokem

      It's not hard to write mean people. He was a fad.

    • @overdrive7349
      @overdrive7349 Před rokem

      everyone is an asshole at some point in their life

    • @theradgegadgie6352
      @theradgegadgie6352 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@CheepchipsableIt helps if you're an expert to write bad people well, though.

  • @ReferMadness
    @ReferMadness Před 2 lety +135

    "How could the kids be so mean to him?" Me who had siblings thinking everyone grew up like that 🤷‍♂️🤣

    • @A-Dubs398
      @A-Dubs398 Před 2 lety +3

      She's so lucky to never have siblings.

    • @mrtim5363
      @mrtim5363 Před 2 lety +6

      I had 6 older siblings & this looked a lot like our house.

    • @iamBlackGambit
      @iamBlackGambit Před 2 lety +7

      @@mrtim5363 lol right? Like dysfunctional families is normal, and being mean to the little one is also normal!!

    • @dianedavid3052
      @dianedavid3052 Před 2 lety +1

      Oldest of four and the only girl and we pounded each other mercilessly on a daily basis! I always thought the fact they didn’t throw anything or hit each other was because it was Christmas, they were going away and everyone was in a nice mood 😂. It’s all love 😉

    • @katwebbxo
      @katwebbxo Před rokem

      @@A-Dubs398 Everyone says that to us only children lol. Always wished I had siblings though.

  • @MrPicklerwoof
    @MrPicklerwoof Před 2 lety +120

    The film is deliberately a kind of live action cartoon and that applies to everything. The action is exaggerated for effect, the personalities and family interactions are exaggerated for effect, etc. The family members being bizarrely mean is no different to the impact injuries not killing/breaking their bodies.

    • @dr.burtgummerfan439
      @dr.burtgummerfan439 Před 2 lety +15

      Right on about it be a live cartoon. I also think that the family's actions are shown through Kevin's eyes, sort of an unreliable narrator's point of view.

    • @GeekMasterGames
      @GeekMasterGames Před 2 lety +5

      It's told from a kid's perspective. It all makes sense.

    • @Fedorevsky
      @Fedorevsky Před 2 lety +1

      @@davidbeck7615 They're sheltered

    • @tennysontableau
      @tennysontableau Před 2 lety +1

      I always bust out laughing at those outrageous traps; I couldn't tell if these guys thought it was funny because of all their cringing, but I guess they liked the movie.

  • @oldwolflogan4224
    @oldwolflogan4224 Před 2 lety +98

    As a guy who grew up with three siblings in a small environment, that is exactly how siblings that age treat one another until we finally get over ourselves. Now my siblings and I are in that 25-30 demographic and we're on great terms.

    • @stevenmacknight9960
      @stevenmacknight9960 Před 2 lety +3

      Lucky you! My aunts do NOT get along with my mom!!!

    • @ReasonableRam
      @ReasonableRam Před 2 lety +4

      Pretty spot on here as well. I have 2 younger brothers and we never got along until we were in our late teens/early 20's.

    • @Melissa-wx4lu
      @Melissa-wx4lu Před 2 lety +4

      Yeah that wasn't the case with me. My siblings all actually got along great until we all hit teenager years.
      Now at 30-20...we hardly speak.

  • @fanman1
    @fanman1 Před 2 lety +192

    The “Angels with Filthy Souls” movie was shot especially for the film. The two original actors replayed the scene in a sci-fi version for the awful Home Sweet Home Alone in 2021 (sequel 6!). It also featured grown up Buzz as a cop commenting on his brother’s antics.

    • @jean-paulaudette9246
      @jean-paulaudette9246 Před 2 lety +3

      oh, the easter-eggery

    • @SupergeekMikeDowntime
      @SupergeekMikeDowntime Před 2 lety +43

      “Angels with Filthy Souls” is still one of the most convincing fake-movie-in-a-real-movie of all time.

    • @lmcgregoruk
      @lmcgregoruk Před 2 lety +4

      Sequel 5, home alone 6 so Sequel 5.

    • @jean-paulaudette9246
      @jean-paulaudette9246 Před 2 lety +7

      @@SupergeekMikeDowntime Almost as good as the earlier real movie, "Angels with Dirty Faces."

    • @williammatthews693
      @williammatthews693 Před 2 lety +9

      Jean-Paul is correct, they lifted it from the similarly titled 1938 Cagney gangster classic "Angles with Dirty Faces".

  • @Worrok
    @Worrok Před 2 lety +218

    The John Candy/Catherine O' Hara scenes were basically entirely improvised, which is why they're so absurd and genuinely hilarious - They were both part of the Canadian comedy scene coming up, and upon rewatching you can really tell that Catherine is doing a lot of "yes, and?" lines at Candy who is just having a blast (especially "...and these are songs?") By far my favorite part of the movie is their mini-adventure.

    • @greggfla
      @greggfla Před 2 lety +21

      SCTV - Second City Television, Great Canadian comedy troupe! Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Harold Ramis, Andrea Martin, John Candy, Dave Thomas, and Joe Flaherty! Loved the show! :)

    • @JeffKelly03
      @JeffKelly03 Před 2 lety +5

      Oh man, I completely forgot that they had been on SCTV together

    • @thomasrocker3684
      @thomasrocker3684 Před 2 lety +9

      John Candy cameo was as favor for the John Hughes ... John got paid very little for the role.

    • @jean-paulaudette9246
      @jean-paulaudette9246 Před 2 lety +6

      @@greggfla LOVED S.C.T.V as a kid, along wih Saturday Night Live and Monty Python's Flying Circus, my after-prime-time comedy staples. Maybe we can get them to watch "Strange Brew."

    • @greggfla
      @greggfla Před 2 lety +4

      @@jean-paulaudette9246 Classic film! I still quote Bob and Doug to this day lol! I would LOVE to see them watch Strange Brew 👍👍

  • @kingbrutusxxvi
    @kingbrutusxxvi Před 2 lety +124

    No one ever mentions it but I'd like to single out Daniel Stern. He's such a great character actor (in many, many films) and just doesn't get the love he deserves. Those facial expressions and screams make this film even more fun.

    • @weepingscorpion8739
      @weepingscorpion8739 Před 2 lety +4

      Yes. I would definitely recommend them watching the City Slickers movies (the 1st in particular) for more Daniel Stern.

    • @ghiaman65
      @ghiaman65 Před 2 lety

      He was great in Coupe DeVille, too.

    • @Chanteuse66
      @Chanteuse66 Před 2 lety

      @@ghiaman65 Yeah, I loved him in this!

    • @BlackFire901
      @BlackFire901 Před 2 lety +1

      What was the movie where the kid slipped n fell on his shoulder & as a result, he had this amazingly SUPER FAST baseball pitch & he ended up playing for the Chicago Cubs & Daniel Stern was like an assistant coach or an advisor for the team or something like that.......I loved him in that movie 😁😁👍🏾

    • @johnnythewalrus
      @johnnythewalrus Před 2 lety +1

      Apparently, he almost wasn't in it. They cast him originally and then needed him longer than originally planned, and he wanted more money, and the studio said no, so he quit. They cast Dan Roebuck to replace him. But he didn't have the chemistry with Joe Pesci so they asked Stern again and he went back. Thank goodness

  • @clownzzz4837
    @clownzzz4837 Před 2 lety +81

    'Uncle Buck' stars John Candy and it has a slightly younger Macauley Culkin. One of my all time favorite comedies. John Candy never disappointed. RIP

  • @RraMakutsi
    @RraMakutsi Před 2 lety +102

    Home Alone 2 is definitely more T2 than Speed 2, lol... very much worth watching. Also, I must agree with all the others who have recommended that you watch Uncle Buck, it's one of John Candy's best films!

  • @juhawks37
    @juhawks37 Před 2 lety +85

    Someone once asked the internet who would win in a fight, Predator or Kevin from Home Alone.
    A wise commenter asked "How much prep time does Kevin get?"

    • @kelleyleary7033
      @kelleyleary7033 Před rokem +4

      Batman vs Kevin, with 24 hours of prep time, would be an epic battle.

    • @dorkandproudofit
      @dorkandproudofit Před rokem +5

      @@kelleyleary7033 There's actually a decent fic on Ao3 where an orphaned Kevin runs to Gotham and uses his skills to make gadgets and traps, and runs afoul of the BatFamily. It's pretty good so far

    • @kittypeanut4102
      @kittypeanut4102 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@dorkandproudofitlink?

    • @jamescheddar4896
      @jamescheddar4896 Před 11 měsíci

      @@kelleyleary7033 kevin has more powerful prep time than batman

    • @Lycanthromancer1
      @Lycanthromancer1 Před 6 měsíci

      @@dorkandproudofitCould we have a fic name, please?

  • @michellepeters7066
    @michellepeters7066 Před 2 lety +130

    I suggest the John Candy movie "Uncle Buck"! Also with Macaulay Culkin.

    • @xandermerrick
      @xandermerrick Před 2 lety +6

      Yes! Which actually inspired Home Alone

    • @seankeating5005
      @seankeating5005 Před 2 lety +7

      OMG yes. I looooved John Candy's laugh.

    • @adz_b
      @adz_b Před 2 lety +5

      A great shout Michelle 👍 🐭 🚘😂…🇬🇧

    • @mrbeckles1980
      @mrbeckles1980 Před 2 lety +4

      John Candy not known in Canada? Lol

    • @ronalddobis6782
      @ronalddobis6782 Před 2 lety +4

      Good call! Also Stripes and Planes Trains and Automobiles.

  • @lawrencewestby9229
    @lawrencewestby9229 Před 2 lety +42

    There are some videos on CZcams where doctors comment on what injuries the bandits would incur if the movie was real. Needless to say, they most likely would not have survived. Also, I like how Kevin sets all these potentially deadly traps that the bandits somehow survive yet all it takes to finally knock them out is an old man with a snow shovel. Still, when you accept the movie as live action cartoon, it's a lot of fun.

  • @michaelriddick7116
    @michaelriddick7116 Před 2 lety +163

    Simone: "Do people still ... burglarize?"
    Me: "Oh sweet summer child!" 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @joenobody5631
      @joenobody5631 Před rokem +25

      Such a sheltered, naive little thing. 😂

    • @Great_Olaf5
      @Great_Olaf5 Před rokem +11

      Yeah, I had pretty much the same reaction...

    • @demianoff
      @demianoff Před rokem +5

      It's Canada

    • @markg1727
      @markg1727 Před rokem +10

      I think it’s partially because “burglary” has fallen out of fashion as a term because it’s not a very common legal charge anymore, most people are charged with breaking and entering and theft or larceny…you really don’t hear the terms “burglar” or “burglary” (at least in the states and it varies state to state based on region culturally and the way different laws are written and crimes are prosecuted) much anymore

    • @jeezuschryst
      @jeezuschryst Před rokem +1

      @@demianoff and?

  • @joachimlarsen2k
    @joachimlarsen2k Před 2 lety +23

    Angels With Filthy Souls is a fictional movie existing only within the universe of Home Alone :D

    • @jamesalexander5623
      @jamesalexander5623 Před 2 lety +4

      Thanks for the Info ..... Ya Filthy Animal! ...... Ha!

    • @warhawk_yt
      @warhawk_yt Před 2 lety +3

      Actually it is actually based on a real movie but it’s a parody of it so you are right in one regard. All the scenes you see are filmed specifically for this movie I am pretty sure but it is based on a real movie.

    • @Mr-gg8ek
      @Mr-gg8ek Před 2 lety +2

      It is based on a real movie called Angels With Dirty Faces.

  • @Eidlones
    @Eidlones Před 2 lety +14

    Daniel Stern has confirmed that when they placed the tarantula on his face, that scream and reaction was real.

    • @billolsen4360
      @billolsen4360 Před rokem

      They don't have the power to hurt humans much. Tarantulas kill scorpions, so we like them in southern Arizona.

    • @Eidlones
      @Eidlones Před rokem +2

      @@billolsen4360 He has arachnophobia

    • @Gurra88
      @Gurra88 Před rokem

      Yes, that is true. There is this "feud" where people disagree on how they filmed it. Some people say he did a silent scream and added the scream in post and some people said he did scream lying on the floor. He literally said he just screamed after the spider was put on his face. I have the video on my channel. If you google it there are articles saying the scream was added in post but according to Stern himself he just screamed. He didn't mention anything about any post production.

  • @bigdream_dreambig
    @bigdream_dreambig Před 2 lety +30

    11:40 "Why does she look so familiar?" That was the first or second movie role for Hope Davis. She's been in a ton of things since then, so there's no telling why you're recognizing her -- but it may be from when she played Tony Stark's mother in Captain America: Civil War.

  • @EricAKATheBelgianGuy
    @EricAKATheBelgianGuy Před 2 lety +16

    I've told this story on a few other channels, but I like to do it because it's a fun story:
    Joe Pesci won the Oscar the same year for "Goodfellas" as Best Supporting Actor. At the awards ceremony, it's common to play a clip of the nominated performance. But because Pesci's character did so much swearing, they couldn't find an appropriate clip to play. So, they played clips of he and Daniel Stern's follies as Harry and Marv!

    • @tennysontableau
      @tennysontableau Před 2 lety +1

      Joe Pesci was pretty funny in "Jimmy Hollywood" along with Christian Slater and Victoria Abril.

  • @Momsbasement354
    @Momsbasement354 Před 2 lety +11

    John Candy showed up and basically ad libbed his scenes in one day and wasn’t paid for it. He was just that cool. The gangster film clip was done just for this, not a real movie.

  • @RiverPond11
    @RiverPond11 Před 2 lety +15

    The stunt guys are insane on this 😭 they did an episode of "the movies that made us" and the stunt double was like "ya they didnt tell me how to fall so i just launched myself as high as i could" everyone else asked if be was ok and he was like "ya. Do you want another shot?" It's a great show 😭😂

  • @sean437
    @sean437 Před 2 lety +26

    Kevin grew up to be Jigsaw. True facts. Well, fan theory, but a good one. Kid has serial killer written all over him.

    • @littlepeach2010
      @littlepeach2010 Před 2 lety

      I 100% agree with this.

    • @dr.burtgummerfan439
      @dr.burtgummerfan439 Před 2 lety

      @@Rocket1377 Which is just the sort of thing Jigsaw would do...

    • @ErzengelDesLichtes
      @ErzengelDesLichtes Před 2 lety

      According to the latest Home Alone, Buzz became a cop and Kevin crank calls him about a child left home alone as revenge.

    • @Gurra88
      @Gurra88 Před rokem

      How is that possible? John Kramer would have to been born in 1950-ish and this must have taken place in 1990? Also he didn't "plan" to become a killer. He was a successful engineer that went loony after his wife miscarriaged and he failed to off himself. You could say that triggered his serial killer persona. That's why I've never understood the Jigsaw theory. The end of Rambo 5 is basically Home Alone on steroids so if we use our imagination Kevin could have grown up to be John Rambo too.

  • @jamietaylor5570
    @jamietaylor5570 Před 2 lety +24

    I think burglaries were more common than they are now because common and easily found home electronics such as TVs, VCRs and stereo systems were relatively more valuable than they are now.

    • @natebacon6205
      @natebacon6205 Před 2 lety +9

      The main plot of fast and furious 1 was stealing DVD players. different world.

    • @johnplaysgames3120
      @johnplaysgames3120 Před 2 lety +4

      If you live in the wrong part of a city, burglaries are still pretty common. Several people I work with (but thankfully live nowhere near) have had their houses/apartments broken into in the last year. And things like laptops, desktop computers, big screen TVs, etc. will sell for more than enough money when you're talking about burglars who are living in poverty. Even if you only steal little things, the money you get for lots of little things adds up.

  • @namne11
    @namne11 Před 2 lety +7

    First thing every adult watching Home Alone notices for the first time is the size of the house the McAllister family.

  • @Timmah73
    @Timmah73 Před 2 lety +9

    I'm always reminded watching pre 9/11 stuff how "OMG we only have 45 minutes before our flight leaves!" is such a hilariously out of date movie/tv show trope.

  • @Patriiiiick
    @Patriiiiick Před 2 lety +20

    I love the John Candy cameo in this.

    • @Voldine2
      @Voldine2 Před 2 lety

      It's not exactly a cameo since he has a decent amount of screen time and lines. This is more like a bit part.
      Sweet Potato Hitler's one-line-and-a-gesture role in the sequel is a cameo.

  • @gallendugall8913
    @gallendugall8913 Před 2 lety +14

    Nowadays it's perfectly normal not to know your neighbors, but seriously, having good relations with neighbors to look after your home when you're away is why you want to know your neighbors.

    • @JBWinter
      @JBWinter Před 2 lety

      I grew up in a rural area, and we didn't necessarily like the neighbors but also didn't need to. Once I moved to a city, it became a must to be friends with most of the neighbors

    • @kittypeanut4102
      @kittypeanut4102 Před 11 měsíci

      My neighbours are criminals that have mafia-like behaviour

  • @gavinsheridan4680
    @gavinsheridan4680 Před 2 lety +19

    You should do an entire John Candy film festival. He was one of Canada’s best gifts to the world.

    • @testfire3000
      @testfire3000 Před rokem +2

      And I cannot believe these two Canadians don't recognize him!

  • @victorcachat7984
    @victorcachat7984 Před 2 lety +3

    “That guy in the van” was the legend, John Candy.

  • @TheCoreyd1086
    @TheCoreyd1086 Před 2 lety +6

    A few fun notes. The house has been featured in several John Huges movies, Uncle Buck, Planes Trains and automobiles to name a few. John Candy was only available for one day so he was allowed to adlib all his scenes. He and Catherine O Haire were both very good friends in real life. Merry Christmas and Happy new year

  • @Fonny222
    @Fonny222 Před 2 lety +14

    I’ve watched this movie hundreds of times throughout my life and didn’t realize until you pointed out Nero was a Roman emperor that the pizza place Little Nero’s is a take on Little Caesars pizza.

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 Před 2 lety +21

    5:15 I just noticed something, and given all the times I've seen this movie, I don't know how this escaped my attention before. Kevin just spent the whole movie, up to this point, looking for someone to pack his luggage. This family is hoping to leave for France in the _morning._ He's still not packed and his mother just sent him to sleep in a part of the house that no one (and _especially_ no one in a _hurry)_ ever has occasion to _go_ to. When were they planning to get him packed?

  • @tjbanville
    @tjbanville Před 6 měsíci +2

    I've always thought that Daniel Stern gave us an all-time great cinematic scream when they put the tarantula on his face. I can close my eyes and hear that sound even 30 years later.

  • @smittybenzo4693
    @smittybenzo4693 Před 2 lety +13

    Home Alone 2 came out 2 years after this in 1992 and also stars McCauley Culkin

  • @thegrimreaper990
    @thegrimreaper990 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Fun fact, this is a cult classic in Poland. We watch it on Chrismas every year, it is a tradition. One time the station that brodcast this movie decided not to show it on Chrismas. It caused so much outrage that the station bend the knee and reinstated it.

  • @beamertoy
    @beamertoy Před 2 lety +39

    This is by far the most fun and iconic Christmas movie. I wish movies could take risks to make simple films like this again. It's just about a kid laying booby traps in his house to stop the bad guys. Yet it's so entertaining

  • @evanirvana500
    @evanirvana500 Před rokem +7

    I never once felt sorry for the burglars in Kevin's "fun house " because if you're trying to defend your home from burglars, they're lucky it wasn't with a gun. They're in his house and deserve what they got. I loved the side plot of the neighbor and his son.

  • @christopherlundgren1700
    @christopherlundgren1700 Před 2 lety +22

    Adorable that you guys wonder if burglaries might be a thing of the past.
    If you're a small-time crook you might try to sell your ill-gotten gains at a pawn shop or on Craigslist or something. Since these guys do this all the time, they would most likely go through a "fence", an intermediary that deals in stolen goods.

    • @hamletksquid2702
      @hamletksquid2702 Před 2 lety +2

      Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine has a section where he's talking to Canadians about burglaries, and the common opinion seems to be that kids will be kids. There's also a part where he opens people's unlocked doors in Toronto and walks into the house. Most people basically smile and say hello, and nobody shot him. It's a strange foreign country with ways different from our own.

    • @christopherlundgren1700
      @christopherlundgren1700 Před 2 lety

      @@hamletksquid2702 Yeah I never thought it was that remarkable that he was able to walk into people's houses, since it's pretty common for people to leave their door unlocked while they're still at home and awake, even in the US. I guess if you live in a really sketchy neighborhood, one might be more inclined to keep the door locked at all times.
      What's a lot more interesting about that scene, as you say, is how chill people were about him just walking in and saying hi. I did some political canvassing a few years ago, and while most people were perfectly pleasant, there were a few houses where I was actually threatened with violence just for being there and knocking on the door.

  • @eveninglion137
    @eveninglion137 Před 2 lety +13

    You should absolutely watch Home Alone 2, it's great.

  • @quoniam426
    @quoniam426 Před 2 lety +7

    The second movie is even more brutal...
    And for the first movie, the first script drafts were supposed to have Frank as the jealous brother who hired the burglars to rob his brother's house.

    • @trequor
      @trequor Před 6 měsíci +1

      That makes sense with the characterizations, but would have dragged the movie down.

  • @evilvolts
    @evilvolts Před 2 lety +2

    That guy in the van was John Candy lol the comedian from Uncle Buck and with Steve Martin in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

  • @noctualucifugo4627
    @noctualucifugo4627 Před rokem +3

    I love how the canadian reactors discuss the severity of ice related accidents. You can tell they know how that feels.

  • @Chicklo11
    @Chicklo11 Před 2 lety +10

    Not a holiday film,but similar vibes "baby's day out" is a fantastically 'cartoon level of violence' film

    • @TheKyrix82
      @TheKyrix82 Před 2 lety

      My friend and I used to watch that all the time

  • @krisfrederick5001
    @krisfrederick5001 Před rokem +5

    I loved that John Candy and Macaulay were reunited in this after Uncle Buck. Even though they weren't in a scene together, close enough. Also the funeral scene by Candy was completely improvised, which makes it even more hilarious. The greatest crime in this movie...is Kevin didn't even get to eat his Macaroni and Cheese.

  • @Heru3005
    @Heru3005 Před 2 lety +6

    Home Alone 2 totally worth watching. The rest of the sequels make Speed 2 look like a masterpiece. Also, as others have said, Uncle Buck and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles are MUST watch too.

  • @davorlicic5575
    @davorlicic5575 Před 2 lety +3

    It's not "the guy in the van", it's John Candy. Now you guys have to watch "Planes, trains and automobiles".

  • @gpaje
    @gpaje Před 2 lety +51

    The Uncle is the father's brother, definitely blood related. This movie was ingrained in my childhood, great family film during the holidays when it came out. Watching it now, it does seem rather abrasive at the beginning, I think comedy films back then had a lot less nuance in the acting/scripts, or I'm just older now, lol. The French airport attendant is Hope Davis, she was in About Schmidt, American Splendor, more recently played Tony Stark's mother in recent Marvel film and Succession.

    • @georgeizcazu152
      @georgeizcazu152 Před 2 lety

      No, the french airport attendant is not played by Hope Davis(@11:40). She does look a lot like her though.

    • @gpaje
      @gpaje Před 2 lety

      @@georgeizcazu152 You are wrong, she is Hope Davis and accredited for the role in IMDB.

    • @georgeizcazu152
      @georgeizcazu152 Před 2 lety +3

      ​@@gpaje Ok, I was wrong. I checked the IMDB as you said.

  • @vandjack17
    @vandjack17 Před rokem +3

    I love your reaction to the slippery ice scene. I grew up in Minnesota myself. The real ones that grew up with real snow and ice know how its feels - it hits a little differently. LOL

  • @matthintz9468
    @matthintz9468 Před rokem +2

    The climax between Kevin and the robbers - the traps, was every 90's boy's fantasy!

  • @tremorsfan
    @tremorsfan Před 2 lety +5

    I remember watching this in theaters and hearing one of the kids say "I feel sorry for the bad guys".

  • @richardmeyer1007
    @richardmeyer1007 Před 2 lety +6

    John Candy improvised the funeral home story. A master at work!

    • @robburns4176
      @robburns4176 Před 2 lety

      And I think that scene was shot in the middle of the night to meet the shooting schedule. What a pro.

  • @Lannisen
    @Lannisen Před 2 lety +33

    I watched this with my daughter on Christmas eve, first time I've seen it in years and I never even realised how crappy the family is before! They're horrible!

    • @jainthorne4136
      @jainthorne4136 Před 2 lety +8

      They are supposed to be a cartoon version of a family told from the child's perspective. It's also used to explain why he wishes they would vanish.

  • @matthewganong1730
    @matthewganong1730 Před 2 lety +1

    The old man has a bandage on his hand throughout the film. As it goes on, his bandage gets smaller. In the final shot where he is reunited with his son and granddaughter he doesn’t have it anymore, signifying that his wound has finally been healed.

  • @NinjaBee81
    @NinjaBee81 Před rokem +4

    HOW have you guys managed not to see this before?? I live in freaking Finland and this movie has been on tv every Christmas for the last 30 years!😅 Oh, and it was a bit bizarre to see how critically you watched the movie and how mad you were to the adults in it. I mean this was a feel good (family/kids) movie back in the 90s, it isn’t supposed to be taken so seriously. Well, i guess it was different times. You should definitely watch the Home alone 2, it’s just at great as this one! But the thrid one isn’t worth to watch..

  • @Billinois78
    @Billinois78 Před 2 lety +10

    10:33 George's facial expression at the incompetent dispatcher. Movies from the 80s and 90s portrayed the police as being so cartoonishly bad at their jobs. They're also invariably annoyed at even having to do their jobs.
    11:40 She may look familiar from playing Tony Stark's mom in Captain America: Civil War. I know she has done other work, but that may be the one you'll remember her from. The actress is Hope Davis.

    • @JBWinter
      @JBWinter Před 2 lety +2

      Then you work alongside small-town cops and realize it's not an entirely unfair portrayal. A lot of dispatchers are pretty awful

    • @mikelor84
      @mikelor84 Před 2 lety

      I bet that they believe she's familiar because she looks like young Alicia Silverstone

    • @Billinois78
      @Billinois78 Před 2 lety

      @@JBWinter Some of those definitely exist in real life.

  • @Kagawongdog1
    @Kagawongdog1 Před 2 lety +3

    The big polka fellow is John Candy , being Canadians you should know him. Anyways he has great films of his own including "Uncle Buck" and " Trains ,planes and automobiles" . Maybe on your own time check out some bits from the SCTV , which I believe was filmed in Toronto. You will see where many Canadian actors got their start.

    • @TheMsLourdes
      @TheMsLourdes Před 2 lety +1

      Well to be fair, just cause they are Canadian doesn't necessarily mean they know him or of him, that's absurd. I have an uncle Mickey who lives in Tucson, you're from America right, you must know him...
      Otoh this is John Candy we're talking about here.... so oh yes to the rest (except the on your own time part.. they are always on their own time.. and we're not their bosses soooo....?) :) (And rest in peace John, we miss you buddy.)

    • @Kagawongdog1
      @Kagawongdog1 Před 2 lety +1

      @@TheMsLourdes Good grief, it was just a suggestion and no I am not American. I thought they might be interested in seeing part of Canada's comedic history.

  • @The_RedVIII
    @The_RedVIII Před 2 lety +12

    Home Alone 2 is worth watching. It's not T2 levels, but it's also not Speed 2 bad. It's just the same movie again in a new setting. But the things that worked in the first movie are all still there. Every other Home Alone movie is terrible though.

  • @SheaHarris
    @SheaHarris Před 2 lety +2

    Basically a kid's fantasy. Family all mean to you and then they disappear and you have the place to yourself. So it's supposed to appeal to kids in that way.

  • @tuntemon
    @tuntemon Před 2 lety +6

    After seeing this for so many years. I feel like the ending would've been more satisfying if just his mother showed up along side with his neighbour meeting his grand daughter. His family could have came back during the end credits.

    • @trequor
      @trequor Před 6 měsíci

      But the point is that the mother went through all that just to show up a few minutes earlier than the family. It's a joke

  • @martinbraun1211
    @martinbraun1211 Před 2 lety +8

    Please watch UNCLE BUCK (1989)!

  • @captainchaos3667
    @captainchaos3667 Před 2 lety +2

    The movie works _really_ hard to make it believable that the family would leave him behind. The haste, the neighbour kid being counted, but also lots of subtle little things, like the spillage on the tickets. Kevin's ticket accidentally ends up in the trash. The parents sitting in first class and the kids in coach. Etc., etc.

  • @unfinishedsenten
    @unfinishedsenten Před rokem +1

    "God I wish there was more.."
    Home Alone in New York: Am I a joke to you?
    After that it goes down-hill. But Home Alone 1 and 2 are awesome! The stunt team should REALLY get paid in Home Alone 2.

  • @littlepeach2010
    @littlepeach2010 Před 2 lety +5

    There are so many fan theories about this film, ranging from Kevin growing up to being jigsaw, the family has serious Mob connections, & john Candy is the Devil. there are some fun ones.

    • @MAGAveritas
      @MAGAveritas Před 2 lety +1

      John Candy IS The Devil. Just ask Steve Martin...

    • @dnish6673
      @dnish6673 Před 2 lety +1

      Kevin grows up to become an NYPD detective - changes his name to John McLane.

  • @davidq.5488
    @davidq.5488 Před 2 lety +6

    It's cartoon-ish the way they're violently hit in the face/head but then they're OK.
    And yes falling down stairs is worse, each step is your enemy multiple hits, picking up speed; all depending of course.
    TY for viewing!

    • @dr.burtgummerfan439
      @dr.burtgummerfan439 Před 2 lety +2

      Stunt people consider stair falls to be one of the most dangerous stunts because they're so hard to control.

    • @trequor
      @trequor Před 6 měsíci

      Usually you dont pick up too much speed as each step absorbs energy. And each impact isnt as brutal

  • @weepingscorpion8739
    @weepingscorpion8739 Před 2 lety +2

    The French ticket agent is played by Hope Davis. She was Maria Stark in Captain America: Civil War, maybe that's where you recognise her from?

  • @williamsisifa9751
    @williamsisifa9751 Před rokem +1

    These two overthought EVERY possible situation like it wasn't a childrens movie💀🤣

  • @DamonNomad82
    @DamonNomad82 Před 2 lety +4

    18:18 I've heard rumors that early drafts of Home Alone called for an ending scene with Harry and Marv watching TV in jail, and seeing the scene from "Angels with Filthy Souls" and Marv realizing that's where he's heard the name "Snakes" before.

  • @rickthestick6995
    @rickthestick6995 Před 2 lety +4

    There was a Dr who reacted to Home Alone and broke down all the injuries and what would have actually happened if they received them. Quite interesting.

  • @GlassCurtain
    @GlassCurtain Před 2 lety +2

    The "guy in the van" is John Candy...a Canadian treasure!! You guys need to watch more of his films. I suggest Uncle Buck!!

  • @Jnf4uk
    @Jnf4uk Před rokem +1

    “Angels with dirty souls” was created specifically for Home Alone. However the scenes that are shown were based off a 1938 movie called “Angels with Dirty Faces.” So it’s real but it’s not.

  • @civilpython
    @civilpython Před 2 lety +35

    "Do people still burglarize things?" lol Yes. Everywhere. All the time. Also it's funny watching people take this movie too seriously and with such a critical eye. If you don't look too much into the film you can have a lot of fun with it.

    • @Milleniumlance
      @Milleniumlance Před 2 lety +10

      ....canadians

    • @brei2670
      @brei2670 Před 2 lety +11

      That question baffled me...

    • @ragnar97
      @ragnar97 Před 2 lety +1

      I wouldn't say it's looking into it too much, quite the opposite. Since when have people stopped robbing houses? lol

    • @Nesqwikz
      @Nesqwikz Před 2 lety +6

      @@Milleniumlance That doesn’t make sense but I get you were trying to make a joke

    • @nihlify
      @nihlify Před 2 lety +2

      It's hilarious you people tell them to not look too much into something while taking one throwaway question WAY to seriously yourself lol... Take your own freaking advice lol

  • @hellreza
    @hellreza Před 2 lety +5

    I feel like Kevin's mom could've explained a little more like "our entire family left to Europe and forgot our 8 yr old son at home by himself" not "our son is home alone"
    also if you think his traps could've been fatal, wait till you watch Lost in New York lol

    • @jean-paulaudette9246
      @jean-paulaudette9246 Před 2 lety +1

      True, but they needed sound-bites for the ads with the movie's title being spoken.

    • @hellreza
      @hellreza Před 2 lety

      @@jean-paulaudette9246 true 😂

  • @thegundamcowboy1
    @thegundamcowboy1 Před rokem +1

    It’s probably because I grew up in that area, but my favorite line is still, “Sheboygan. Very big in Sheboygan.” I remember literally watching this movie for the first in the Sheboygan movie theater as a kid. Also coming from Johnny Candy, who was staple of childhood

  • @robhax
    @robhax Před 2 lety +2

    Best line: "This is Jimmy's time. His moment"

  • @CChissel
    @CChissel Před 2 lety +3

    I love this movie so much, I must have seen it well over 100 times over the years. Such a classic, it never gets old. An example of exceptional writing, similar to the back to the future trilogy, but only so far as this one and the second home alone movie are considered.

  • @lazyperfectionist1
    @lazyperfectionist1 Před 2 lety +16

    29:42 You would _never_ have expected, when this movie started, and _certainly_ not with all the traps that Harry and Marv went through in the mean time, that it would have such sweet moments as grandpa reuniting with his family and _holding his granddaughter._ I mean _how_ long has he waited to do that?

  • @breezy3392
    @breezy3392 Před 2 lety

    Happy Holidays. Thanks for some entertainment through a few stressful months that I've been having

  • @adamdansiger
    @adamdansiger Před rokem

    "That guy in the van!?!?" That's John Candy. And he is a legend of comedy.

  • @mictus0712
    @mictus0712 Před 2 lety +5

    For more John Candy, you two should react to Cool Runnings! Classic!

    • @msclrhd
      @msclrhd Před 2 lety

      Cool Runnings is a great movie.

    • @paulp9274
      @paulp9274 Před 2 lety +1

      You really can't go wrong with anything John Candy does. The man elevates everything he appears in.

  • @tj_2701
    @tj_2701 Před 2 lety +5

    Yes Home Alone 2 is worth watching.

  • @agp11001
    @agp11001 Před 6 měsíci

    Gotta love the montage of Kevin fortifying the house... from childlike stuff like putting Micro Machines on the floor up until he goes full Vietcong and sets up his suburban version of a Punji trap XD

  • @MissFlow
    @MissFlow Před 2 lety +1

    Uncle Frank is the brother of Kevin's father. So yeah, he talks like that to his own flesh and blood. Lovely.

  • @Mr59Kenzo
    @Mr59Kenzo Před 2 lety +4

    the french ticket agent is Hope Davis of American Splendor, About Schmidt, oh I love all the three stooges style traps funnies parts of the film IMHO

  • @George_Washington_1776
    @George_Washington_1776 Před 2 lety +6

    Marv and Harry are easily the greatest supervillains of all time

  • @dragonflower50
    @dragonflower50 Před 28 dny +1

    The Home Alone House is for sale now in Winnetka, Illinois, for an affordable $525 Million!

  • @TnT_F0X
    @TnT_F0X Před 6 měsíci +1

    20:32 That's anxiety level perception...
    Actually quite accurate for a scared kid... Though in my experience as an anxiety ridden kid the faces I saw in windows weren't Harry.

  • @Dash277
    @Dash277 Před 2 lety +25

    This was kinda parenting in the 80's/90's. Exaggerated, but not too much. Then it overcorrected to "you can have anything you want" and participation trophies. So hopefully we find a middle ground now! :)

    • @JBWinter
      @JBWinter Před 2 lety +4

      As a kid in the 90s myself, the 90s/early 00s were when participation trophies were a big deal. (And the kids receiving them didn't want them; it was parents who were stupid)

    • @myopinion69420
      @myopinion69420 Před 2 lety +2

      @@JBWinter We did not have participation trophies, but we did have participation ribbons. 1st, 2nd and 3rd got trophies though. No one wanted them. if anything it seems worse because it just points out you didn't win. does not say at all that you tried. I walk every cross country I was ever in, yet I still "participated".

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Před 2 lety

      Parenting wasn't anywhere near this harsh/exaggerated in my experience, being a child in the 80s. The vast majority of parents were perfectly nice & caring, just not as overprotective or indulgent as they're perceived to be now.

  • @Drawkcabi
    @Drawkcabi Před 2 lety +4

    You just need to accept that the Home Alone universe is governed by the same laws as the Looney Tunes universe when it comes to burglars chasing after wascally kids. You need to *really* keep that in mind if you watch Home Alone 2...
    Happy holidays!!!
    Best wishes for a great 2022!!!

  • @calemobrien1139
    @calemobrien1139 Před 2 lety +2

    I'm guessing they don't know who John Candy is...if not definitely check out some of his classics like Uncle Buck & Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

    • @ronalddobis6782
      @ronalddobis6782 Před 2 lety +1

      And Stripes. Everybody forgets how great he was in that.

  • @eholland824
    @eholland824 Před rokem

    Fun fact: The woman behind the airport counter check is an actress name, Hope Davis. She actually played Maria Stark, Tony Stark “Iron Man’s” mother in Captain America: Civil War

  • @cassidywest5539
    @cassidywest5539 Před 2 lety +3

    24:39 CAAAAARL! That kills people!

  • @happyslapsgiving5421
    @happyslapsgiving5421 Před 2 lety +5

    Turns out that Nero did *NOT,* in fact, set Rome on fire, and did *NOT* watch the fire burn the city while playing the harp.
    That was slander from his political enemies.
    Nero was actually a pretty ok emperor.
    You want "the worst possible emperor"?
    Look up the lives of Commodus, Caligula or my personal choice: Heliogabalus. ☀️

    • @jamesalexander5623
      @jamesalexander5623 Před 2 lety

      No Nero was an Awful Emperor ... And though he did not order the burning of Rome he did blame the Christians for it! .... he was Overthrown and he Killed himself!

    • @happyslapsgiving5421
      @happyslapsgiving5421 Před 2 lety

      @@jamesalexander5623
      Yes, as I said... he was terrible only if you listen to his enemies.
      Like the Christians.
      The same people who sanctified Justinian, because he was an ally and say he was great (spoiler alert: he wasn't).
      That's kinda the point I was making.
      Nero wasn't great, nor he was terrible... he simply had very vocal enemies.
      I'm... not really sure what you think the part about the coup and the suicide adds to the conversation.

    • @bluebird3281
      @bluebird3281 Před 2 lety

      Didn't Nero kill his mom?
      Didn't he have the Christians he blamed set on fire and feed to lions?
      That kind of thing makes your enemies vocal

    • @chenstormstout9456
      @chenstormstout9456 Před 2 lety +1

      Every time I hear Caligula, I get this ptsd from what I learned about him in history class.

  • @Scott-J
    @Scott-J Před rokem +1

    Some of my favorite reactions to this are Legal Eagle analyzing Kevin's crimes and Dr Hope analyzing the injuries to the wet bandits.

  • @zacharyjoy8724
    @zacharyjoy8724 Před 6 měsíci

    Everyone *always* flinches and screams at the nail. 😂
    My Mom still can’t watch that shot to this day, and this is one of her favorite holiday movies. 😅